asstastic Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Installed the new JAS 10.5.3 update and finally go things working. As a completely subjective observation, 10.5.3 seems a bit snappier than 10.5.2, the apple boot screen loads faster and it seems like the desktop loads a bit faster as well. If you have and Aspire 5672 or similar system these tips should help you get started with the new update. First off the installer updates ATINDRV.kext you'll want to back yours up before updating and replace it afterwords. If you don't replace it you'll get a black screen every time you boot. This should apply for anyone with a mobility x1600. The JAS installer disables a few kexts and places them in /System/Library/Disabled Extensions/ If you want to get as close to vanilla as possible there are a few of these kexts that are safe to use (safe meaning they won't panic the kernel or trash your system, they still might have bugs or revert other patches. I'll update the post if I run into any issues down the line): Any of the ATIRadeonx1000* kexts/plugins/bundles IO80211Family.kext IONDRVSupport.kext IONetworkingFamily.kext IOUSBFamily.kext Be sure to make a backup just in case replacing these is a problem. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109616-jas-1053-update-acer-5672wlmi/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashlab Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 I'm gonna try JAS 10.5.4 on my 5672 this weekend and will probably need some pointers along the way! I'll be posting here. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109616-jas-1053-update-acer-5672wlmi/#findComment-873910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashlab Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Hmmm can't even get any distro to boot in MBR anymore. It used to work... I want to keep the hidden recovery partition; just in case. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109616-jas-1053-update-acer-5672wlmi/#findComment-874166 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashlab Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Ok I managed to get JAS 10.5.4 booting but it says there's no keyboard attached. This didn't happen with ToH. So I'll try that later again. I do have to add cpus=1 to JAS to get it to boot. I don't have to that when booting of the cd; I did have to do that with ToH though. Must be a kernel thingy? Maybe you could make a tutorial for getting OSX to work on this laptop, Asstastic? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109616-jas-1053-update-acer-5672wlmi/#findComment-874793 Share on other sites More sharing options...
asstastic Posted September 1, 2008 Author Share Posted September 1, 2008 Ok I managed to get JAS 10.5.4 booting but it says there's no keyboard attached. This didn't happen with ToH. So I'll try that later again. I do have to add cpus=1 to JAS to get it to boot. I don't have to that when booting of the cd; I did have to do that with ToH though. Must be a kernel thingy? Maybe you could make a tutorial for getting OSX to work on this laptop, Asstastic? I put together a package of useful kexts and stuff for the Aspire 5672 laptops that you can download here: http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/1603471_...startuppack.zip Included in it is a hacked bios for the ASPIRE 5672 series laptops that permanently fixes the cpus=1 bug allowing you to boot OSX or Linux with full ACPI processor support. To get your keyboard working you'll need to install the PS2 fix included in many other releases, you might be able to install the fix driectly from the DVD without reinstalling 10.5.4. A tutorial would be nice but with all the different DVDs floating around out there it'd be a pain to keep updating it to keep the pace with all the new releases. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109616-jas-1053-update-acer-5672wlmi/#findComment-876423 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashlab Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Thanks a lot! Will let you know how I get on! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109616-jas-1053-update-acer-5672wlmi/#findComment-876475 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashlab Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Update: Bios working; having two cores now in iAtkos. Sound working. First attempt at X1600 failed. Network not working yet although it's being detected. Which distro do you recommend and with which kernel? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109616-jas-1053-update-acer-5672wlmi/#findComment-877653 Share on other sites More sharing options...
asstastic Posted September 3, 2008 Author Share Posted September 3, 2008 Update: Bios working; having two cores now in iAtkos. Sound working. First attempt at X1600 failed. Network not working yet although it's being detected. WHich distro do you recommend and with which kernel? I'm still running a frankensten combination of releases that adds up to 10.5.3. I think I'm using the shutdown/reboot kernel as ATIinject breaks sleep support. Haven't actually booted into OSX in a couple of months after I stopped playing around in garageband and working in final cut. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109616-jas-1053-update-acer-5672wlmi/#findComment-877835 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashlab Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Update: I now have Kalyway 10.5.1 running with sound and ethernet working. X1600 still is a problem though... Also Bluetooth and USB work fine. Kalyway doesn't seem to detect that I'm running a laptop as I don't have the battery symbol; other releases do detect this and show battery power and also notice net cord power plugged in or not. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109616-jas-1053-update-acer-5672wlmi/#findComment-882409 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashlab Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I can't get my X1600 working with the driver you sent me; I guess we have slightly different hardware. Do you have a working battery meter with different power modes? And how about the card reader? Have you tested the PCCard slot too? The PCCard driver enables my LAN but does it work too with PCCard? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109616-jas-1053-update-acer-5672wlmi/#findComment-884642 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashlab Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I have the battery meter working with this package. Only thing it doesn't do is turn the display brightness down. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109616-jas-1053-update-acer-5672wlmi/#findComment-884744 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashlab Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Update to 10.5.4 without any problems. Using vanilla kernel 9.4.0. Still to fix: - Sleep - Speedstep - X1600 with screen (maybe even brightness control for battery management?) - WIFI - Card reader - Modem - Touchpad with 2 finger scrollb - Webcam Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109616-jas-1053-update-acer-5672wlmi/#findComment-884851 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashlab Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Touchpad working! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109616-jas-1053-update-acer-5672wlmi/#findComment-886153 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashlab Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Hmmm messed up my install by trying to install a SMBIOS extension... Even -x didn't get me back to OSX. Have to start over again. This time I'll try to have sleep and speedstep working first. I want to have maximum battery life in OSX. Does anyone know how to check to see if speedstep is working? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109616-jas-1053-update-acer-5672wlmi/#findComment-886212 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashlab Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 I have my X1600 working now! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109616-jas-1053-update-acer-5672wlmi/#findComment-888280 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashlab Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Well the resolution switching doesn't work as expected; when I switch the screen turns light blue and the desktop doesn't show anymore... We need something like NVKush for ATI cards; that drivers works flawlessly on my P5W deluxe. EDIT: With the IONDRVSupport kext from Asstastic's package it does work! Only dual monitor doesn't work. Can live with that for now. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109616-jas-1053-update-acer-5672wlmi/#findComment-889735 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashlab Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Have 10.5.5 working now. Had to use the Delta Update and remove IntelCPUManagement. Speedstep works (partially) now. I have used SuperHai's kext for it. Auto Throttle works but I would like to have it automatically coupled to powermanagement; wishfull thinking I know! Anyway the only show stopper now is sleep; I can get my 5672 into sleep it seems (sometimes the screen show some garbled version of the desktop for a short time) but I can't get it to wake properly. It seems sound works as the volume buttons sometimes give audible feedback but the screens stays black. Anyone have a working sleep on this laptop? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109616-jas-1053-update-acer-5672wlmi/#findComment-897233 Share on other sites More sharing options...
smgwee1 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Update: Bios working; having two cores now in iAtkos. Sound working. First attempt at X1600 failed. Network not working yet although it's being detected. Which distro do you recommend and with which kernel? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109616-jas-1053-update-acer-5672wlmi/#findComment-1136917 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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